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Rusty Wailes

1926 - 2002

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Richard "Rusty" Donald Wailes, a.k.a. Perfect Oarsman (March 21, 1936 in Edmonds, Washington – October 11, 2002 on Lake Washington) was an American rower. Wailes began sport rowing when he entered Yale University in the fall of 1954. Within two years he was part of the gold medal-winning eight-man U.S. team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Rusty Wailes is the 2,424th most popular athlete (down from 2,255th in 2024), the 12,846th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,175th in 2019) and the 427th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rusty Wailes ranks 2,424 out of 6,025. Before him are Edward Barrett, Lyubov Gurina, Gerard Nijboer, Abubaker Kaki Khamis, Johann Passler, and Tatyana Kolpakova. After him are Sergey Makarov, Irina Nazarova, Elmar Borrmann, Yohan Blake, Kathrin Neimke, and Jürgen Straub.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Rusty Wailes ranks 532. Before him are Mona Freeman, Ruth Asawa, Ernest Chapman, Cathy Downs, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Joe Paterno. After him are Jane Withers, Torfi Bryngeirsson, Joe Kubert, Ann B. Davis, Lorenzo Wright, and June Haver. Among people deceased in 2002, Rusty Wailes ranks 339. Before him are Harry Hay, Tom Dowd, Pauline Chan Bo-Lin, Jerry Heidenreich, Jam Master Jay, and Nasir Hussain. After him are Shirley Scott, Audrey Mestre, Kaifi Azmi, Alex Hannum, Virginia Hamilton, and Patsy Mink.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rusty Wailes ranks 12,850 out of 20,380. Before him are William Kennedy (1928), William Hootkins (1948), Roger Revelle (1909), Nicky Katt (1970), Daws Butler (1916), and Henry Warner Slocum (1827). After him are Pat Crowley (1933), Emma Caulfield (1973), Dorothy Ashby (1932), Diane Neal (1976), Big Joe Williams (1903), and Jessica Meir (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Rusty Wailes ranks 427. Before him are Joan Benoit (1957), Allyson Felix (1985), Sydney McLaughlin (1999), Steven López (1978), Shi Zhiyong (null), and Peter Mueller (1954). After him are Leamon King (1936), David Oliver (1982), Kevin Burnham (1956), Herman Frazier (1954), Milt Campbell (1933), and Lorenzo Wright (1926).

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